Sandford Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.5° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 1AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (21 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.8
N
8
1.9
N
8
2
N
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
9
2
N
9
2
N
9
1.7
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
1.9
N
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
416
416
407
430
488
461
416
383
412
463
635
642
484
474
567
388
295
245
197
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:55PM2.48m
7:34AM2.45m
8:04PM2.35m
9:01AM2.34m
9:32PM2.35m
Low Tide
1:02AM1.19m
1:45PM1.37m
2:30AM1.31m
3:21PM1.44m
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:35
8:32
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
4
5
5
7
6
10
10
12
13
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